#peatlands

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Governor calls on people to cultivate peatlands for farming

West Kalimantan Governor Sutarmidji has called on people to utilize peatland areas in the region to plant horticulture ...

EU supports Indonesia to realize sustainable palm oil

The European Union (EU) supports Indonesia`s efforts to achieve the target of 100 percent sustainable palm oil by ...

News Focus - ITPC expected to promote sustainable peatland ecosystem management by Fardah Assegaf

Peatlands, which are natural areas of the accumulated decayed plant material known as peat, have huge importance as ...

Indonesia has int`l tropical peat center

As a country with very large peat-lands, Indonesia has become a reference for countries around the world on peat-land ...

Indonesia outperforms Europe in peat restoration: German expert

Global peat expert from Griefswald Moor Centrum Germany Professor Hans Joosten stated that Indonesia has successfully ...

Indonesia promotes sustainable palm oil in Norway

Indonesian Ambassador to Oslo Todung Mulya Lubis and Managing Director of Sustainability & Strategic Golden Agri ...

Indonesia disseminates information on palm oil to Norwegian public

A sustainable palm oil seminar was held in Oslo, Norwegia, to broaden understanding of the image and contribution of ...

BRG allocates rp2.3 billion for peatland restoration in Dumai

The Peatland Restoration Agency (BRG) has allocated Rp2.3 billion (US$155 thousand) for the construction of ...

Global warming to see peatlands absorb more carbon in near future: study

Peatlands will store more carbon in the coming years as global warming heightens, but the effect will eventually ...

News feature - Asian Games success supported by natural brightness By Otniel Tamindael

The success of the 2018 Asian Games, recently concluded with fond memories in Jakarta and Palembang, was also ...

Public participation can prevent peatland fires: Bappenas

The head of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas), Bambang Brodjonegoro, said public participation has ...

TNI, Polri anticipate possible land and forest fires during Asian Games

The National Defense Forces (TNI) and the Indonesian Police (Polri) have made every effort to anticipate land and ...

RI taking steps to prevent haze during Asian Games

Indonesia, which will host the 18th Asian Games, has since recently been making efforts to prevent forest fires, in ...

Indonesia successful in peatland management: UN

Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), Erik Solheim, praised Indonesia`s efforts in ...

Agency eyes restoration of 140 thousand hectares of Riau`s peatlands

The Peatland Restoration Agency has targeted to restore a total of 140 thousand hectares of peatland areas in Riau ...